Adjustable shoe-buckle fastener.



C. M. BGNHAM.

ADJUSTABLE SHOE BUCKLE PASTENBR. APPLICATIONIPILED MAR. 31, 1913.

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which will bemo're fully HABLES M. BONHM, 0F NEW YRK, N. Y.

T Fidi@ ADJUSTABLE SIEGE-BUCKLE EASTENEB.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 3i, ll9i4..

Application filed March 31, 1913. Serial No. 757,648.

To all 'whom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES M. BONHAM, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Mann hattan, in thecounty and State of New `York, have invented a new'ancl ImprovedAdjustable Shoe-Buckle Fastener, o'fwhich the following is a full,clear, and exactdescript-ion.

rlhis invention relates to shoe buckles or ornaments adapted for useparticularly in connection with pumps although it is not limited,exclusively to this application, and the invention has to do moreespeciallv with fastening or .attaching devices for buckles or otherornaments.

The invention has for its principal object to provide a fastening orattaching device for buckles which is so designed that the buckle can befastened to the shoe easily, quickly and securely, and by the use of anordinary stapling machine so that sewing of the buckle on the shoe as isnow necessary is dispensed with, although the present fastener may besewed to the shoe, if desired.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an attaching baseprovided with a bendable stem to which the buckle or body of theornament is-secured, the stem being bendable so that the base can beplaced in thepioper position for enabling a stapling :machine to' beused for applying the buckle, 'and when applied or fastened the buckleposition bycan be adjusted to the proper bendin thelstem` Anoier objectis the provision bt a single piece attaching base which is o}compara'`tively simple and inexpensive construction adaptable for buckles ofvarious designs.

With such objects in view, an others as will appear as the descriptionproceeds, the invention comprises various novel features of constructionand arran ement of part-s escribed hereinafter and set forth withparticularity in the claims appended hereto.`

in the accompanying drawin `which illustrate one embodiment of the`invention,

i and wherein similar reference vcharacters are employed to designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 is a sideviewof a shoe with the improved buckle applied thereto; Fig. 2 is aperspective `view of the buckle fastening or attaching device; Fig. 3 isa perspective view of the rear side O the buckle with the attachingdevice apbuckle secured to theshoe; Fig. 5 is a similar view showing theposition of the buckle when Ithe staples are being applied.

l Referring to the drawing, A designetes'a shoe, such as a pump, with abuckle B applied thereto. Tlie buckle is secured to the" Ashoe by anattaching or fastening device which is constructed as shown in Fig. 2,such.

device comprising a base l1 andv an upwardly' plied; Fig. e is asectional view of the.

trcmity of the stem while the lower lug is formed bydoubling on itselfan intermediate por-tion of the stein. The base ortion 25 of thesteni'is bendable so that a 'ter the buckle isfastened to the shoe thebuckle can ibe'adjusted to the desired position.

i Beforey the buckle is secured to the shoe the base 1 is disposed atright-anglesto the stein 2, and in applying the buckle the base,

`s placed against the shoe at the required ,point inthe manner shownI inFig. 5. This enables the buckle and shoe to be clamped in an ordinprystapling machine and staples 6' -are employed to fasten the buckle inplace, the staples 6 being inserted throu h openings in the base l.After` the buck e is a plied to the shoe as shown in Fig. 5 t e buckleis pressed backwardly to bend the base 5 of the stem until the buckle isin a position somewhat like Fig. Il, butk the angle 4at which the buckleis placed canvbe adjusted to suit the fancy of fthe wearer or to fit theinstep ci the foot'.

With the construction shown it. is apparent that the buckle can beeasily, quickly and securely applied to the shoe and at the same timethe buckle can lie-adjusted at any desired angle.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accpmpanyingdraw- 4 ings, the advantages of the' method of operation and of thedevice'show'n will be readily understood by those skilled in the art towhich the inventionl appertains, and while l', have described the devicewhich ll'n'ow consider to be the best embodiment thereof, l

desire to have it understood that'the device shown is merelyillustrative, and thatsuch changes may be made when desired as arewithin the scope of the appended claims,

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into a. lug forconnection with the seid-body and havingits lower portiondoubled laten diy vto form, u. 'lug' for connection with said y. 2. Abuckle' attaching device comprising a' single piece of metal formed intoa base, e stem rising from. the forward edge of the base, a lug on` theupperend of the stem pro; 15 jecting forwardly therefrom, and a.secondforwardly-projectng lug on the lower portion of the stem, thelower lug being formed by doubling forwardly a portion of the stem andthe stem being bendable adjacent the 20 said base. v In testimonywhereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence oftwo ,subscribing Witnesses.

CHARLES M. BGNHAM.. Witnesses: l

CHA'HUR' BRADWAY, PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS.

